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tisy of retribution s to exterminate the new order of things with a religious frenzy which not even the wisdom er valour Of the Sultan can withstand : FROM THL DANUBE, AUG. 10. though there is no want of reports respecting the course of event s in the Ottoman Empire, it is necessary to receive them *itti a certain degree of mistrust, both because the direct commu nications with' Constantinople are infrequent, so that news from tint city tomes by circuitous channels, and is liable to be din figuted in passing from hand to hand • and also because the diffi tilt!! of access to authentic sources may tempt. some ingenious. Persons to amuse themselves at the expence of the credulous and inquisitive, by palming off on them fictions., of their own. Re commending our readers to bear this in mind, we communicate from a commercial letter from Animus. the following extract, re lative to the present State of things in Constantinople : " Though Mahmoud may have succeeded in obtaining the assent of the Mufti, and of several of the most distinguished of the Ulm's, in the plan of reform which he has projected, yet the great majority of that poverful •body by no means concur in it. A great part of its members, indignant at the measures which have already been carriod into effect; have left the capital, and gone to various parts of the empife. It may be easily imagined that they will not fail wherever they go, to impart to the Turks this unfavourable opinion of the projected reform, and as they are highly revered as the legal and authentic interpreters of the Koran, it is much to be apprehended, that through their insinua tions, great difficulties easy be raised, which the Sultan may, Perhaps, find it beyond tile power to overcome. We also received Frankfort Papers to the 16th instant, but, they possess little interest WARSAW, JULY 13. Since - the death of Prince Zajonczek, the functions of President of the Council of State are exercised till further orders, by the ;waft Wowode Sobolewsky. JIVER, AVG. 1. In conformity with the convention concluded at Berlin on the et of June, last year, M. Minsen, the Commissioner appointed Itir the 'purpose, yesterday delivered up to the Agent of Count Ben thick; the Lordship of Kniephansen, in the presence of the Procu rator bf his Serene Highnesss the Duke of Oldenburg. DRrADEN, AUG. 9. At the end of June Professor Palmarolli arrived with his son al Dresden, where he was impatiently expected, having been en- Mad by the Saxon agent in Rome, on very liberal terms, to ttratiine the finest paintings of the Italian School in the gallery, Which are in the greatest- need of being cleaned and repaired. We leant that the statement which he has been desired to give is by as means an unfavourable as we might have expected, from the %fluent complaints in our, journals of the irreparable ruin of Thirty of the capital pictures in the gallery. The pictures, he 4 9 1 4 are all untouched (verjini), and may he restored- to the ori tibia beauty with no very great pains. He has already begun _ k g. Partitions with great success on a Garofalo, a fine picture, but wnich seemed to be irrecoverably damaged. By way of relaxation . „"it were from this laborious task, he has restored, with extraor -707 facility, Titian's Christ Della Moneta, and C,orregio's Phy /1'414 two of the most celebrated pictures of small size. He will I PrkProored to the long talked-of restoration of the Sextine Ma 'mak which it will be necessary to transfer to a new canvass, an 6 Peration which in such hands will certainly succeed. It is hoped ite may be induced to prolong his stay here ; this hope is founded ' 111 „, the timely interest taken in his labour, and the attention paid Tom by the whole Court, and particularly by Prince Frederick and i .Prince William. What he does is done as it were before the eyes 'I all Germany, which will rejoice at the success of his labours.— Stich a treasure as the Dresden Gallery is, in the noblest sense of tit* expression, the joint property of the most enlightened and etativated minds in all the nations of Europe. Our Readers will have been informed by the Second edition of our Paper of yesterday, and by our Assize Report from Lancaster of this day, that Mr. Wm. WAKEFIELD has fled from Justice; and that the recog tizences of himself and his sureties have consequently become forfeited. in the present stage of this business, we must, in some degrise, repress our feelings, and not allow ourselves to r fliatethe remarks which this circumstance would 'flaw 144live rise to. We may venture, however, to observe „ I , h lat st by the tnannerin which it.was stated to the Court " IVIr,-W,',Wia.scarfp.p would not appear, it is quite evident that his Solicitov vrarvaaqUainted with his having absconded ; and it is not unreasonable to infer from thence that his legal advisers were satisfied that a con viction must ensue if he were tried, and had perhaps informed him that his only safety was in flight. We do not assert that they gave him such advice, but it is a fair inference that they did. If this were the case, and as the accused has ab sconded, it is not uncharitable towards him to consider such proceedings as a complete admission on his part of his b e i ng guilty of the offence imputed to him; nor is it unjust to speak of him as guilty. He is virtually convictedby his own act, as conclusively as if a verdict of ajury had pronounced him guilty. Whether this he so or not, however, there need be no longer any de lic a c y used in speaking on this subject ; and we would there fore ask, whether it is not a disgrace to our penal code, and to the administration of justice in this country, lit, That an offence of so infamous a character as that of the ab duction of a f ema l e o f ten d er age , s h o uld be a misdemeanour nuly. and u such bailable ? 41 2 1, That when an accused person, who had been bailed, actu. p0t:146 hu appearance at the Assizes, and applied for the post reliant of his trial, he had not, when such postponement was 11 , immediately taken into custody? b q a jule first point we would say, that it appears to • r tmge. anomaly in our laws, so penal as they are h wn reg ar d to various offences, that one of the mag nitude o f abduction, which, whether considered as a publi c or - `"hick a private wrong, has scarcely its equal, and Him comes home to the heart and feelings of every Parent in the country, should be liable to be punished p ri , n la severity than stealing ribbons in a shop ! defect" ii• • Iwill • in our criminal law , we trust, be im mediately rectified, and that the crime of abduction, Whether committed on the person of an heiress, or on that of a female' not possessed of a farthing, will be rendered liable to the condign penalty which so atro cious-and infamous an off On the seco n d th e justly mer it s . eeannot think due caution has been used. Mr. WI LLtk 14 WAKEFIELD ac tually appeared in C ourt , and it seems to us that as soon as his application to traverse was rejected, he ought to have been required to surrender to bail, an d been kept in confinement. Those wh o h a d the pow er to direct this, have much to answer to society, f o not h iv i n g used such a p ro p er p recaut i on in a m e - in which more than usual care ought to have been taken, both from the nature of the offence and the character of the accused. By his flight, however, he may not yet have eluded the law, and we trust that every me an , will be resorted to to prevent his escape from the country, and to secure his person. We must consider lb. unfortunate decision of Mr. Justice PA RK to allow the postponement of Mr. E. G. WAKEFIELD'S t rial, as having probably been the cause by which one °f the parties at least has escaped from the punishment l 'hich awaited his conviction. The Reporters employed at the Police O ffi ces i n this Metropolis either misrepresent the proceedings Which take place at those Justice Rooms, or the pro "echngs themselves are often very shameful. A Pule of this description occurred at Bow -street 3 : ste rday. A Midshipman of the Royal Navy wa s l 'Ought before Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, on a charge b e f assaulting an unfortunate girl of the town. The b - ar g e ' which rested on the evidence of the female, ,as of a trumpery nature, and under the circumstances g uided, the parties ought to have been made to settle their differences, which would probably have been done by a few shillings; but Sir RICHARD, after obliging the young man to make his real name known, requir ed him to give bail for the assault, with an observation, that " Naval Officers ought not to walk the streets in their uniform except they have occasion to go to the Admiralty." The young Officer not being able to find bail at the moment, was locked up. . _ This is a system which ought not to be permitted to go on. Here a young man, improperly and foolishly it is true, gets into a squabble with a prostitute, who, after having been treated with a bottle of wine, ac cuses him of having " pushed her about," and the Magistrate, with an apparent ignorance of human na ture, and of the profession to which the Midshipman belongs, instead of endeavouring to save a young offi cer from exposure, disgrace, and confinement, by exerting the discretion vested in him, allows the case to be magnified into an assault, and requires from the party, bail to answer the charge at the Sessions ! From the facts published, the charge probably cannot be substantiated at the Sessions against him, but he is to he shut up, and to be insulted too, by being told that an Officer is not to wear his uniform in the streets ! as if the Bow-street Magistrates are to inter fere with the dress of any one—more particularly with that of a King's Officer, who, for aught he knew, might have come up fromn, his ship, off the Tower, or at Deptford, on duty. W do trust, that the conduct of Police Magistrate will ifie closely watched by Mr. PEEL. Lord MARYBOROUGH, who so long sat in the Cabinet, witnessed yesterday at another Police Office, proceedings which excited his manly and ho nourable feelings, and we hope he will make known the facts of the case to Ministers, who will see the necessity of a thorough revision of „our London Po lice Offices. Letters have been received this morning from Lima, of as late a date as the 19th May ; they relate chiefly to commercial affairs' hut state that the leading men in that quarter were using every intrigue for power. NEwrouNntarm, Jutr 18.—The schooner BrotAers, was lost in White Bay, about the 14th inst. ; the Master reports that a brig and a French ship were lost there. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Nothing can exceed the stagnation of the British Funds; Con sols opened at the nominal price of 78} #• The Foreign Funds seem to imitate the dulness in the English Market, and prices are the same u yesterday. The Share Market remains in the same heavy and miserable state, the only tmnfiactions of the morning have been in Brazilian Mining Shares, which yesterday were done at 12 to 14 pm., fell, at the close of the market, to 10 12, and, without any apparent cause, have this priming receded to 8 9 pm. Three per Cent. Consols, 78-i i; Ditto for Account, 78i j; Ditto for Oct., 78i India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 24 6 pm. ; Ex- chequer Bills, 17 19 pm. FOATION Furms.—Brazilian, 61 2; Buenos Ayres, 50 2 ; Chilian; 38 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 321 3 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 38" 40 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 461 .1; Greek, 13; Russian, 83i 4; Danish, 56i ; Spanish, 1821-2, 9i lOi. Altrigs.—Anglo Mexican, 50 48 die. ; United Mexican, 12 11 die. ; Pasco Peruvian, 11 10 dis. ; Brazilian, 8 9 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 10 20 .pm. ; Colombian, 1 2 per Share ; SHAJLES.—British lion Company, 27 6 dis. ; Alliance Fire and Life, 61 7 per Share; Ditto Marine, sk 4 per Share. Two o'clock. The British Funds, with little business doing, continue fixed at 78)! both for account and money ; 4 per Cent, 941 ; New 4 per Cent., 951 ; India Bonds, 25 ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 pm. To-morraw being a holiday (St. Bartholomew's) both houses will be shut. Next Tuesday in the English market, anti Thursday in the Foreign, is also settling day. Mexican Bonds, 56, sellers Colombian, 324 S. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. 3 per Cent. Consols, 78f buyers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. WISH V. ISSIALLCOMBE. St a--Your Report of the evidence given by me on the execution of the writ of inquiry in this cause is incorrect. Neither Hooper nor Smalleombe were found with Mrs. Webb in the drawing-room ; Hooper and Smallcombe were concealed in the servant's bed-room, and refused to open the door ; my father and myself forced the door, and, on Hooper's coining out, my father struck him several blows with a stick, upon which Smallcombe flung the catch of the lock at my father, and cut open his head ; when I saw the blood I instantly plunged o small sword into Smalleombe's arm, whilst he was running down stairs. I must request you will cause the above correction to be inserted in your next Paper.—l am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, EDWARD \VERB, Jun. Bath, Aug. 22. We read in a Morning Paper of this day, that at the launch of the Nemesis, " Lady Cawdor did her self the honour of naming her, and just at the mo ment she glided majestically into her native element." Quere---Is Lady Cawdor a mermaid ? or is water the NATIVE element of the frigate? We believe they were both born on earth. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tufs DAY.) SALE OF GOODS IN THE STRICETS•—A girl was brought before the LORD MAYOR. for standing and selling braces and other things in the streets. The Officer who took her up said that her father stood on one side of the way, and she on the other. The mother also sold these things in the street. The Officer having been re quested to clear away these people, he took the girl into custody. The LORD Mavoa sent for the father, who was apprehended, and brought before him. The father said, that he was by trade a journeyman bricklayer; that he had by an accident been made a cripple, and having a wife and five children, he endeavoured to obtain a living fiir them. The Loan MAYOR asked him where he lived. The isoner said lie lived in a court in Holborn. The Loan 11Iavoa—Well, do you think it is to be endured tbat you should come from the streets in Holborn to the City to bloCk up the streets. Where %trill this end? We shall have every thing. The Loan MAYOR said, they should be brought up to-morrow. He had inflicted a small fine, in the hope that it might be forth coming. What would become of the shopkeepers if merchandise were to be sold in this way, in the streets? and how would peo ple be able to get through them? His Lordship ordered the officer to mak e i nqu i r i e s into the prisoner's circumstances, and to report to him upon it. GUILDHALL.—(Tms DAY.) a linen -draper, 2, Chea side, EstatzzLitstzrY.—A young man, Mimed Joseph Taylor was brought hefore the sitting Magistrate, charged by Richard Fawcet, ahrLldth with having embezzled articles to a considerable amount. P his trial. elreenzenretscolzmseitrytahnetsprhi late 'ht strafe ,„„ A lderman general : he ember Mr. WAITHMAN) said, that of there to take idsonbeeret°om;ebwugtatteoo, John Reilly . 130W-STRF,E a native o f th e Si ster Island, was broug ht u p on T— ( 7 His ) Day . a charge of an assault on Anne Belcher. The prosecutrix stated, that she had been standing before her own door at t en o ' clock lest ni ht, when the prisoner came lip, and attempted to kits h er . This she successfully resisted, where upon the prisoner knocked her do wn , an d ga ve her a kick in th e groin. This statement was substantiated by Mr. Phillips, w ho witnessed the scuffle, a n d to find bail. P gave theprisoner in charge.—Ordered MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —(Tuns DAT.) Harriett Rice was charged by a German tailor with having robbed him of 945. in money, of his coat, t h e h an dk e rchief from ilia neck, and e ven attempting t o take his unm e ntionables. He is a shrewd-looki n g man, and rath er respectably dressed. On the r charge being ca lled, he advanced t o t h e table, put both hands into his breeches pockets, crossed his legs, and gesticulating with his head, like an image in a tea shop, commenced " his unvarnished tale." Re was going, lie said, along George -street, St. Giles's, between three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon, after taking "a drap o drink " with a friend, when he was accosted by a female, who see. ing his merry humour, very politely asked him to her lodgings. Such an invitation from a lady, no tailor could refuse, and he gal lantly escorted her to a house in Church -street; they were going uP stairs, when he observed the prisoner come out of a room into which he was introduced by his ~here amie. There was some thing very hospitable in her manner. She treated him with every thing the house could afford, and after - an interesting tete-a-tete, he fell into the arms of Morphens, and on to an elegant turn-up bedstead. When he went into the house he had 345. safe in his watch pocket, and he was awoke as he thought by a twitching of the extremities. He opened his eves, and to his no small as tonishment, found the prisoner tugging with amazonian vigour, at his small clothes. She had succeeded in drawing them over his boots, but a pair of stro ng l eat h er straps i m peded her further progress. He jumped up, an d m i ss i ng his coat, money , and hand kerchief, accused her of th e th e f t . With the most unblush in g effrontery she denied having seen th em or hi m b e f or e th a t moment ; he, however, was not to be p u t o ff so eas il y, b u t p r ocured a conga ble, and gave her in charge. Th e ot h er young lady was not to be found. The prisoner said that the latter had intimated a wish for her (prisoner's) apartment, as she wished to receive a friend. She gave it up to her, and, on entering her room, some tim e after wards, she found the complain an t i n t h e state he had described, when he accused her of the theft, o f w hi c h s he knew nothing.— She did not know where the oth er g i r l was t o be found. She was remanded till Saturday. HATTON GARDEN.—(ruts DAY). Richard White was brought before W. L. RoGY" , charged with the following daring burglary in the house of Mr. Austin, silversmith, 4 Ratcliffe terrace, Goswell-road : From the evidence of a watchman on that beat, it appeared that about four o'clock this morning the prisoner was seen with a large bundle under very suspicions circumstances, anti conse quently stopped. The bundle contained a large quantitY of wear • ing apparel and a bag of quicksilver. Some of the linen had Mr. Austin's name on it, which led to a discilVery. Mr. Austin said, that on getting up this morning he found his house had been entered during the night by the back way, and the linen produced taken from the back-kitchen. The robber had gone to the top of the house to his workshop, but it being a maxim of his to remove every thing valuable from the shop at night, no thing could he stolen but the quicksilver or tools, the former of which, the prisoner had availed himself of, and abstracted a con ssderable quantity. The entrance had been effected by forcing the lock of the back-kitchen door, to which access had been gained through some unfinished buildings in King -street. A small jemmy, or crow-bar, was left near the back-door. The prisoner made no defence, and was remanded till Saturday. .NIARYLEBONE.—(Tits DAv.) Aimer Armstrong was brought up on a charge of theft. ?Mary King, a married woman, residing at No. 18, Little Exeter-street, stated, that on Saturday the 15th of July last, about ten in the morning, she ran out to the street to take in her child, which was nearly run over by a horse and cart; and upon returning to her house she went to a drawer, in which she had left a gown ready to put on when she went out, but found it gone. She never saw it since till this morning, when, as she was walking in Earl's street, Lisson Grove, she observed it on the prisoner, who was then talking to two men. The complainant immediately made up to her, sad charged her with having her property on. Prisoner said She bought the gown at Kensington, and wished to get away. Some wrangling ensued, and a number pf poople assembled on the spot. The complainant described par tieglav .marks on her own gown, which are on the gown in the prisoner's possession. A constabla took the prisoner into custody, to whom she men tioned that she had purchased the gown at Kensington, but would not tell him from whom, adding, however, that she would tell the Magistrate. _ _ _ The prisoner stated before the Magistrate that she bought the gown from a pedlar at Kensington, whose name she did not know. Sarah Rowlie, next door neighbour to Mrs. King, swore that she heard the lodgers in a neighbour's house say, that they saw the prisouer asleep in a privy close to Mrs. Kings house on Friday evening, before the gown was stolen, and on several occasions previously. Witness further swore, that a great number of arti cles were stolen in the neighbourhood about the same time. The lodgers not having come forward, the prisoner was re manded for further examination. QUEEN-SQUARE.—(This D . A Y .). EYTAA °ant vAIIY CHA 110 E or Fxt.o N Y.—The following extra ordinary cue ooeaspied the ..stentiett et W. A. A. Wattles. Esq. the sitting Magistrate, nearly the entire morning. Two respectable young men named Mathew and Talbot, gentle men's servants out of place, the former lately in the employ of the Right Hon. George Canning, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, were charged with stealing Slb and a half of cheese ; also 6s. 6d. the balance of a half sovereign, the property of Mr. George Harris, a cheesemonger, in King-street, Westminster, under the following circumstances. .. - It, appeared from-the evidence of Samuel Stokes, a shop-boy to Mr. Harris, that on Saturday evening about half pat nine o'clock, the accused, Mathews, came to his master's house, and said to him (witness), that the cheese which had been previously ordered to be taken to Mr. Gullin's stables, in King-street, with change of half a sovereign, was not to be sent there, but round the corner, to those of Mr. Eastwood's. He accordingly received from his mistress 341 b., with 6s. 6d. change, and requested him to bring back half a sovereingn. The cheese was to he given to Mathews, the man that had called. On reaching Eastwood's stables he saw the prisoner, who said to him, have you brought the cheese and change, observing also he was •to receive the change. Witness asked him for the half sovereign, and refused giving him either cheese or money till he obtained it; upon which the money was forced from his hand, and he desired to fetch two pounds and a half more. Witness hesitated going back, but at length he went home, and, on his return with the other quantity last ordered, he was gone away. Witness then began to cry, when a man came up, and, with a lantern, searched the stable round without success. Witness had before taken cheese to Mathews in the name of Lee. Last night he, in com pany with his muter and a constable, went to the Star and Gar ter public-house, where he pointed out Mathews from a number as the person. The dress he wore was a brown holland jacket and white stockings, he also had a hat on. Mathews was now called on to answer the charge.—Your Worship, I have very little to say, I am innocent of the accusation, and know no more about it than a child unborn. The fact is, when I was spoken to last night on the subject, Mr. Harris then offered to arrange the matter if I would pay for the cheese and re turn the change, which I most certainly refused, and told them I could bring witnesses to prove I was elsewhere. I gave the con stable my address, and he let me go at that time. Rhodes, the constable, stated that he went into the public-house with the boy, who pointed out Mathews among a number. He called him out; when he was accused of the robbery, but he de nied it. The accused then gave his address, and he set him at liberty.—About eleven o'clock the same evening, in consequence of the other accused man, Talbot, abusing Mrs. Harris, witness and her husband went to a public-house, and took both into cus tody. Mr. WHITE.--Then you let a man go about his business at half-past nine o'clock, and because another person abuses Mr. Harris you think proper to take both into custody at eleven; surely the crime could not be greater than the farm You seem to know very little of your business as a constable. Rh He od nry eL lrler l rrt, rtai serv ni an y ac t to ted D f r r . oin Sh ign ute ° r lll , l 7 No. 48, Guildford- Street, stated, about twenty minutes past nine o'clock on Saturday night Mathews came to his master's house, and asked fora lotion for the Right Hon. George Canning ; there being no person pre sent who could make the medicine up, he conversed with him, as did also his fellow-servant, for about ten minutes, when witness told him to return home, and be would bring the lotion as moon as possible. The dress that Mathews wore was white stockings and a cap, but could not speak to the jacket. Mathews had repeatedly been to their house for medicine. Robert Clark, clerk to a solicitor, saw Mathews about ten o'clock, at his brother's house, in Charles-street; he requested him to inform his brother, a footman to the right hon. gentleman, and who had sent him for the medicine ; that it would he tent very soon. Mathews wore the dress he now appeared in. Stokes, the boy, was repeatedly called, and cautioned if he was positve of the per son o f M at h ew s, and strongly insisted he was the same man. The Steward to Mr. Canning said that Mathews had been in the Hon. Gentleman's se► vine for above two years and a half; he wa s a job coachman, and repeatedly employed to go to Mr. Shuter's for medicine, when wanted. The Hon. Gentleman left town on Sunday, and th ere f o re the job horses were not required. Mr. WHITZ-4 am inclined to think the boy is quite mistaken i n the person of Mathews ; but the lad positively swears to him, therefore it is my duty, M at h e ws, to hold you in sureties to be forthcoming, should any charge be preferred against you at the Sessions. Two persons instantly became responsible, and he was set at lib er ty. With respect to Talbot there was no charge whatever, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Gloucester left his residence, Glou cester House, Park-lane, yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, in his carriage and four, for his seat at Bagsh ot. Mr. Wilmot Horton, Under Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, has arrived in town from Worthing. Mr. Horton transacted business yester day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his re sidence in Downing-street, for upwards of an hour. The Commissioners appointed for building addi tional Churches held a meeting yesterday morning, at their Office in Great George-street. The health of the Countess of Eldon continues im proving daily. Despatches were .sent off yesterday from the Fo reign Office to the Earl of Clanwilliam, our Minister at Berlin. That part of the late Queen's Palace, where the books of the late King were bound, for which an esta blishment was kept up, is to be cased with stone, to correspond with the new Palace, and it is stated will be converted into a private Chapel attached to the Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge held a Chapter of the Hanoverian Order on the 12th. BRIGHTON, AUG. 21.—The Princess Augusta, from Bognor, arrived at the Pavilion, on a visit to the Duke of York, accompanied by Miss \Vinyard, at half-past one o'clock this afternoon, and had the hap piness to find her illustrious brother in greatly im proved health and spirits. Her Royal Highness con tinued at the Pavilion until three o'clock, and then as cended her travelling carriage, and departed, to return to Bognor. The answer to inquiries at the Palace to-day is, " His Royal Highness has passed an excellent night, and is much better.' The Royal ,Duke continues his airings with the usual beneficial effect. His Royal Highness is evi dently and materially improved in health since the time of his arrival this day se'nnight. Mr. Canning returned to his Pavilion Parade resi dence last night, between eight and nine o'clock,,and with numerous others of nobility, left his name at the Palace this morning. The Earl of Glengall dined at the Aids-de-Camp table, at the Palace, yesterday, with Colonel Sir Henry Cooke, Colonel Anson, &c. Sir Godfrey Webster is prolonging his stay at the Royal York Hotel. The Baronet is habited in the true sailor-like trim, short blue jacket and trousers. 'Mr. Canning, it is said, has it in contemplation to purchase a house here ; the common hope of the town is, that the rumour may be true. Miss Foote makes her first appearance of the season at the I. TheeTtheatr boxes ethisevelin all g engaged.asßo.saind, in As You Like LONDON SMELTING COMPANY. --- A meeting of the London Smelting Company was held yesterday, at Batson's, Mr. Clarke in the Chair. A good deal of conversation took place respecting Mr. Hendricks, but nothing definitive was resolved. SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS—LORD LORTON.—HiS Lordship, who is the very essence of Biblicism, was sonic time since seized with a qualm of conscience, by which he was so far enlightened as to the evil tendency of reading Shakespeare's Plays, as to be induced, not only to put them out of Ins Library, but absolutely to drown the valuable work in his fish-pond—Oh, the Goth ! ! !—Dublin Morning Register. There has lately been dug up in a field in the neigh bourhood of Gravesend, a small brass coin of Crispin Caesar, who reigned about • the year 325.—Kentish Gazelle. DEATH of CHARLES ROBERTSON, ESQ. HOBART TOWN, MARCH is with the most poiguan feelings of regret, we have to announce ode of the most melancholy events which ever occurred in these Colonies. About a year ago, Captain Wilson of the Bengal Army, arrived here for the benefit of his health, which had suffered severely from long service in India. A few months ago he went to reside at Kenmore, the estve of Charles Robertson, Esq. a Scots Gentleman of the first respec tability, who arrived here as a settler, with his family, in 1822. Captain Wilson came to town a few clays ago, and was observed to be in a very melancholy and disordered state of mind. He return ed to Kenmore. on Thursday evening. On Friday morning he rose early, and covering himself with a blanket, walked into the Der went, which nearly surrounds Mr. Robertson's estate, form ing a peninsula. He returned, however, and joined the family at breakfast. Shortly afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson were in the grounds near the house, when Mrs. R. requested her husband to go into the house to Captain Wilson, whose in coherent language and manner had very seriously alarmed ter. He did so. In a few minutes two reports were heard, and upon the servants going into the dining room, Mr. Robertson was found seated on the sofa, weltering in his blood, having been shot dead by Captain Wilson, who had discharged one of the barrels of his double gun at Mr. bertson's throat ; the contents of which had passed through the carotid artery, and of course produced instant death. Cap taM Wilson had discharged the other at himself, having, it ap pears, placed the muzzle close under his chin, the 'lot blowing away part of his lower and upper jaw, his tongue, his teeth, displaced his left eye, and passing out at his forehead. The appalling spectacle can be better imagined than described.— Captain Wilson, however, survives ! and, excepting upon all subjects connected with this most dreadful event, writes upon paper with touch clearness and composure. His insanity, how ever, is unquestionable. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the lamented , remains of Mr. Ro bertson, and strange to say, returned the following most extraor dinary verdict :—" Shot by Captain Wilson, who is insane."— How the Coroner could receive a verdict such as this, is astonish ing. His duties were not to inquire into the state of mind of Captain Wilson, but simply to ascertain how Mr. Robertson met his unhappy fate. The state of mind of that unfortunate Gentle man, Captain Wilson, must of course become the subject of inves tigaaion elsewhere. On Monday, Dr. Scott, the Colonial Surgeon, visited him at New Norfolk, and is of opinion, that he is decidedly in a state of the most perfect mental derangement, but he considers his teen . very probable ; in which case, we need not state, what a dread ful spectacle he must exhibit, when the nature of the wounds he has inflicted upon himself are considered.— Colonial Times. FATAL OR EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING AT SCARBOUGH. teisii‘,layidatal affected (From the York Courant of yesterday.) ous accident occurred here. Scarborough, however, was visited of S fi t u in h d es ay onfigihigthYtooirik)grabovtiswitede are by ead a lo t o o p r c e o u n la ti t i k uted thi r t ic o c o es se si r o i n . the same night by one of the moat tremendous storms ever re membered there. The rapid succession of lightning immediately after the tremendous peals of thtinder, struck every heart with ewe , It, however, passed over, but amongst many less import yogsehntet daughter ft on f r e . of Barker,tletn, i(i;yspoecrkt--, import ant effects, it was soon learnt that. the lightning struck five indi (luau to t h e ground, who were sitting together in a private room. that she died soon after.-- urice, and one of the choristers at She had been advised to go to Scarborough for the benefit of her hctaibllierer c itfaie(n) l mit a teha ss lere is :c ta hwagi n iarced e s e istl n 2,o ' Ise:, seriously health, having bad a rheumatic fever. The others were in a dreadful atatt, but we have not yet heard the final result. Scar. b o rough being crowded with company at present, this melancholy occurrence is the subject of general conversation. Whether the l i g h tn ing has been felt in any other part of the east coast we have not yet heard. (From the Tyne Mercury, Aug. 22.) Sunday night last this neighbourhood was visited by a thunder ,torn, accompanied by copious sh owers o f ra i n : th e lightning was very vivid, and the weather, which for some days previous bad been sultry, has become much more agreeable. AUG.gttft)PTN6 NTELLIGENCE. the Arethusa, Stranack, from St. Vincents; Lang, Lark, from DEAL, ed for the River, New South Wales ; Chieftain, Paterson, from St. Vincent'; also, the Andes, Humphreys, from North America for Hull; Peggy, from Quebec, for Yarmouth, and the Fort William, Neish, front London, for lodia. Potty-mourn, Acc. 22.—Wind W.—Paased the Lady Camp bell, from Bengal and the Cape, left Calcutta, Jan. 1, and the Cape, April 2 ; landed passengers. PLYMOUTH, Ana. 21.—Wind S.—Arrived the John, Munro, from London, for Berbice. Sailed the Elizabeth, Moon, for St. John's, N.B. ; Mary, Toms, for London, and Eurydice, Thorn burg, for St. n es . FALMOUTH, AUG. 21.—Wind variable.—Arrived off part, the Britannia, Cumming, from St. Lucia ; Planet, Young, for Lon don ; David Lyon, Berry, from Jamaica, in 55 days. Arrived ' the Ocean, Kidd, and the Ann, Cayse, and sailed for London; and the Colombian brig, Ayttelto, Mason, from Lima, sailed May IL Ltvtaroot., AVG. 21.—Arrived the Penelope, Reynolds, from Miramichi; Zehulon, Ellersley, from Nova Scotia; Shaw, Bell, from Richebucto ; Margaret, Hedges, from Montreal. The David Shaw, from Pictou for this port, struck against an ice-berg, 23d July, off the Banks of Newfoundland, and immediately filled with water ; the Captain was killed by the fall of a spar, and the crew picked up by the Hope, from Liverpool for Miramichi. HASTINGS, AUG. 22.--Arrived the Margaret, Richardson, from Para. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BURDEROP RACES.—Tuzsnav, Aro. 22. The Gold Cup, value 100 sore., with 25 sovs. added from the Fund. Three miles. Lord Pslmetstott's Lusborough 1 Mr. F. Craven's Triumph I Mr. Goddard's Composer S A Purse of 60 cove., for all dges. Heats, Three miles. Mr. Bloss's h. c. Lawrence ... 1 1 Mr. Boast's b. g. Paymaster .. ..... ••• 2 I Mr. Craven's Triumph .. dr GREAT FOOT RACE. The Running Match between Mr. Pearson and Mr. G. Kemp ton, for 2001, a side, which was run on a former day .and ended a tie, was run again yesterday over a mile on Ashted Park• and won by Mr. Pearson, who accomplished the task (20 miles), in 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 16 seconds, beating his opponent by 4 minutes and 43 seconds. LAMBETH REGATTA. Yesterday, the Sixth .Annual Prize Wherry given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Parish of Lambeth, was rowed for by eight pair of oars. The Prize was to be gained in three heats. The first heat, to start from Westminster Bridge, row round a boat moored oft Nine Elms, return down the Surrey shore, round Carey's Bath, up to Lambeth. In the second heat, the men were to row the same distance. and the first and second boats of each heat were to start for the Prize. The undermentioned watermen entered the lists FIRST HEAT. Colours. Names. CRIMES; Maynard Brown Rolls 2 Orange. Wilson ) Names. Gadd / Blue. Wilson S G. Arthur / Red. Rolls G. Wilson / G re en. Richards / S. Wilson S Neulton S W. Arthur / Wyld / Pink. J. Wyld S Crimson. Richards At four o'clock the signal was given, and the boats ran the first heat. The winners were Purple and Blue. The second heat was won by Pink and Yellow. At six o'clock the grand effort was made for the prize. To con sequence of the ebb tide the start was made from Vauxhall-bridge. The men distinguished by Purple, Blue, Yellow, and Pink, rowed down to Carey's Bath, back again against tide to Nine Elms, and returned to Lambeth Stairs. This was one of the beat-contested . __ matches seen during the summer. Purple took the lead, followed so closely by Yellow, that they were head and stern. At Vaux hall-bridge, on the way to Nine Elms, they ran foul of each other, and enabled Pink, the third boat to head the race. The advan tage was retained, and Wyld and Richards gained the prize in grand style. The wherry having been carried on shore, was placed on a cart, and conveyed to the Coburg Theatre, where it was delivered to the whiners in the presence of the audience. The water-aids, andespee4allpPalace-yard, Lambeth, was as usual on such sportive. obtainW4t damns of activity and merri ment. Flags were hoisted, asid , the watermark derived all the ad vantage* the bounty of their patrons was calculated to afford. The prise boss was worth twenty-three guineas. It bore the fol lowing inscription in letters of gold :—" Sixth Annual Priza Wherry given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of Lambeth, August 28, 1826." Some of the young men who rowed for the prize were brothers, and the inducement to exertion was rather droner on that ac count, as they were all emulous of distinction. GRAND ROWING MATCH FOR 200 GUINEAS. A grand Amateur Rowing Match for 200 guineas yesterday afforded a high treat to the lovers of aquatic sports. The gentle men who were the competitors on the occasion were picked from the various Crack Clubs on the river. The match was contended for by six pair of oars, in wherries, to start from the Red House. Battersea, and to row to a boat moored at the pier of the New Bridge, Hammersmith. The first boat passing that point to be the winner. The time appointed for starting was half-past foiw o'clock, and before that hour all the Club galleys, and other prin cipal boats had assembled at the starting point. The weather was fine, and the scene gay and animating. A gentleman, who was appointed umpire with the consent of all parties, placed the boats, and lots were cast for the several station*. The contending boats were all private property. At half-past four o'clock the umpire gave the signal for getting ready, and the boats took their several stations. Soon afterwards the umpire fired a pistol, as a signal for starting ; but owing to the firing of other guns in a pigeon match at the time, two boats did not start. The others rowed about 200 yards, and there be ing a cry of " false start," they returned. The umpire decided it was a false start, and they took their former stations. At five o'clock they were all ready, and the race commenced in tine style. White at first took the lead, and Mr. Wells and his partner in this boat, which only weighs ISOlbs., pulled with so much strength and agility, that it was the general opinion they would win. Green, by dint of exertion and uncommon steadiness, soon gave White the go-by, and first passed through Battersea Bridge. White was close astern, Light Blue was third, closely followed by Tartan, and the two other boats were abreast, not far behind. From Battersea Bridge to the winning point, Light Blue and Tartan gradually gained way, and, from being third and fourth boats, they changed positions, and became first and second. It now became pretty evident that the tug would be between these two boats, and a more determined struggle to obtain the mastery we never witnessed. Each rower pulled as it were for his life, and it was for a considerable time doubtful which would be the winner. Light Blue, which is " a trim builte- rhs had pushedgl,i‘tvthi i lve a e e i yni distancei',g ' hard beat wel b l t - y e o k i: o n s e p o r r yl e : e i t e :l : l . o h T ; ai t , r, h it k e ga e in ß l p t b i t v ne e i t l r n h u gele) by the l i t e o( h a ,sn e d e , t il tho a t e h m h o w e r u ra g o g h f ien t r h , s h e tbv e u S iw y shs ng in. Green Nvas third, and was closely f o ll owe d b y t h e ot h er boats. An immense barge, supe r bly fi tte d up , and decorate d with a profusion of colours, was stationed off Ilanunitremith Bridge Pier, and was filled with respectable compaay. The competitors were warmly greeted by cheering and waving handkerchiefs as they respectively reached the goal. The gentle men did not appear to be much exhausted on coning in. The whole distance was six miles, and was rowed in SO IOW" A better display of manly strength, and thorough knowledge of the art of rowing, we never witnessed. Some heavy bets were de pending on the ma t c h. Th e river above Putney Bridge was If teabrtalwley i t n !o e v n e t r it e ) d ne with boats, and the shores lined spectators, chiefly f ema l e ,. Th e gentlemen who contended for with well-dreeeeel the prize were conveyed, on their arrival, on board the _h r aZ (the fit. G or ge), which dropped down so ? they, of the Star and Garter, it Putney', where she moo red, hoar idler inns,. with the other member of the various dubs, um with com pany,werremfllicecaad salutes lik T eiy he to Stit erea ri t i t ru a l Carter, and S e veral hands of music were in . att ay rndi during the wren were fired frons the opposite shor t es o _turteinn_ ing. Other roach". arisinga interest „ VI: 0 P :7 made , 7_ pwo"riti'men7. CORN-EXCITANOV...—(Tnts DAY). The supply is small since Monday, the groat& part of the ar rivals at foot having been up to that market. Wheat, and every other 'ponies of Grain, fully support Monday's prices, but so little has been done to-day , that the quotations are nearly nominal. ASI.SIVALS. Wheat. 2,400 qre. • --- Barley. Oat.. nowt. tAO qrs. 1,600 qrs. 1090aellail. .1101•0010 11400 TEnglish .... . . 1 .. 00 rion . Foreign tirCOND